Seedlings

Burke’s SEEDLINGS Summer Camp is a special opportunity for incoming kindergarteners to get to know each other and their new Burke’s community while familiarizing themselves with our beautiful campus. We will build new friendships through creative play, arts & crafts, storytime, and outdoor fun!

Basic Information

For girls entering kindergarten!

Two week-long sessions: June 25-29 and July 9-13

Registration opens on May 1 at 8 p.m.

About the Program

SEEDLINGS is about introducing incoming kindergarteners to Burke’s through games, art, stories, groups activities, and physical play. Led by our After School Program Teachers, SEEDLINGS is dedicated to offering a smooth transition from preschool to kindergarten in a wonderfully imaginative, and fun environment. Our program offers structured time for crafts, songs, story time, and creative dramatic play, and we also believe in self-motivated free playtime. Campers will learn, create, and explore with the girls who will be their classmates for years to come. Come and join the fun!

About the Camp Team

Cyndera Quackenbush is the Director of After-School Programs at Burke’s. She previously worked as the Associate Director of Extended Day and Co-Curricular Activities at Hamlin, and she also founded Story Through Stone, an organization that champions storytelling through workshops and publications. Cyndera is also a certified yoga teacher. She received her bachelor’s degree in English from San Francisco State and a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from the Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara.

Financial assistance is available for students receiving tuition assistance at Burke's. Please contact Ron Bannermanfor more information.

SEEDLINGS Summer Camp will be billed via TADS, which also handles student tuition. Financial assistance is automatically applied. When registering, simply select Student Account and type in "TADS" when it asks for the number.

Please email cyndera@kdbs.org if you would like your daughter to stay for SEEDLINGS after-care (open until 4 p.m.). After-care is billed at the hourly rate of $10/hour, also through TADS. Codes for our sign-out system, Kinderlime, will be sent out with instructions in June.

In order to receive a full refund on any summer class or camp, cancellations must be received no later than seven days before the class or camp starts.

Burke's mission is to educate, encourage and empower girls. Our school combines academic excellence with an appreciation for childhood so that students thrive as learners, develop a strong sense of self, contribute to community, and fulfill their potential, now and throughout life.